WEBVTT TODAY, TO BE SURE THATTHE BUILDING IS SAFE.CREWS SHOVELED SNOW OFF THE ROOFAT EPPING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,FILLING HUGE BAGS FOR CRANES TOTAKE AWAY AND DUMP ON THEGROUND.>> A REPEAT OF TWO YEARS AGO.REPORTER: EPPING ENCOUNTERED THESAME PROBLEM IN 2015.AFTER THAT THEY DEVELOPED APROTOCOL TO CLOSE SCHOOL FORSNOW REMOVAL ANY TIME THE SNOWPILES UP TO MORE THAN TWO FEET.>> WE'VE GOT CRANES HANGING OVERTHE SCHOOLS, THEY'RE REMOVING ALOT OF SNOW.IT'S BEST THAT WE CLOSE SCHOOLAND NOT HAVE THE KIDS IN THEBUILDING.REPORTER: FIREFIGHTERS CHECKEDTHE ROOF MONDAY AND DEEMED ITSAFE.BUT HIGH WIND THAT DAY KICKED UPENOUGH SNOW TO CAUSE CONCERN.>> WHEN THE WIND BLOWS IT TAKESIT OFF THE ATHLETIC FIELDS INOTHER BUILDINGS AND PUTS IT ONTHAT BUILDING.>> IT'S THE PRICE YOU PAY FORLIVING IN NEW ENGLAND.REPORTER: BOB SENT THE MORNINGUP ON HIS ROOF SHOVELING THEMORE THAN 20 INCHES THAT'S PILEDUP.>> WE'VE NEVER HAD ICE BUILDUPUNDERNEATH.AND I DON'T WANT TO START NOW.REPORTER: THE STATE FIRE MARSHALIS URGING PEOPLE TO KEEP AN EYEON THE SNOW LOADS ON THEIRROOFS.>> IF YOU HAVE DOORS THAT ARESTICKING IN YOUR HOUSE OR YOU'RESTARTING TO SEE SOME CRACKS ORLEAKS, THERE'S SOMETHING TO TAKEA LOOK AT.REPORTER: BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYSSAFE TO GO ON YOUR OWN ROOF ANDPEOPLE SHOULD TAKE EXTRAPRECAUTION EVEN IF THEY'RE ONTHE GROUND USING A ROOF RAKE.>> PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PULLING ONTHE SNOW IN THE WHOLE SIDE OFTHE ROOF RELEASES, AND THEN THEYGET INJURED BECAUSE THE SNOWCOMES DOWN ON THEM.AND WHEN THAT SNOW COMES OFF THEROOF IT'S LIKE CEMENT.REPORTER: EPPING ELEMENTARY WILLBE BACK OPEN FOR CLASSESTOMORROW.THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE HIGHSCHOOL WILL BOTH BE CLOSED SOTHEY CAN CLEAN THE SNOW OFF THE

Epping Elementary School was closed Wednesday so workers could clear the roof of snow.
Some areas of the roof had two to three feet of snow piled up, and school officials worked with the fire department to make the decision to close the school and make sure the building was safe.
Epping encountered the same problem in 2015. Officials developed a protocol to close the school anytime the snow piles up to more than two feet.
"We've got cranes hanging over the school," Fire Chief Donald DeAngelis said. "There's a lot of weight. They're removing a lot of snow. Just for safety reasons, it's best that we close school and not have the kids in the building."
Firefighters checked the roof Monday after the snow stopped and deemed it safe, but high winds that day kicked up enough snow to cause concern.
Fire Marshal Bill Degnan urged residents and businesses to keep an eye on their roofs after several recent storms.
"Take a look at it. It's for your own safety," Degnan said. "If you have doors that are sticking in your house, or you're starting to see some cracks or some leaks, there's something to take a look at. You may have a problem up on your roof."
Epping resident Bob Bean spent the morning on his roof shoveling the 20 inches of snow that piled up.
"We've never had ice build up underneath, and I don't want to start now," Bean said.
Degnan warned that it's not always safe to go out on a roof, and people should take extra precautions even if they're on the ground using a roof rake.
"People have been pulling on the snow and the whole side of the roof releases, and then they get injured because the snow comes down on them, and when that snow comes off the roof, it's like cement," he said.
School officials said that Epping Elementary School will be back open Thursday, but the middle and high schools will be closed so crews can remove snow from those roofs.

EPPING, N.H. —

Epping Elementary School was closed Wednesday so workers could clear the roof of snow.

Some areas of the roof had two to three feet of snow piled up, and school officials worked with the fire department to make the decision to close the school and make sure the building was safe.

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Epping encountered the same problem in 2015. Officials developed a protocol to close the school anytime the snow piles up to more than two feet.

"We've got cranes hanging over the school," Fire Chief Donald DeAngelis said. "There's a lot of weight. They're removing a lot of snow. Just for safety reasons, it's best that we close school and not have the kids in the building."

Firefighters checked the roof Monday after the snow stopped and deemed it safe, but high winds that day kicked up enough snow to cause concern.

Fire Marshal Bill Degnan urged residents and businesses to keep an eye on their roofs after several recent storms.

"Take a look at it. It's for your own safety," Degnan said. "If you have doors that are sticking in your house, or you're starting to see some cracks or some leaks, there's something to take a look at. You may have a problem up on your roof."

Epping resident Bob Bean spent the morning on his roof shoveling the 20 inches of snow that piled up.

"We've never had ice build up underneath, and I don't want to start now," Bean said.

Degnan warned that it's not always safe to go out on a roof, and people should take extra precautions even if they're on the ground using a roof rake.

"People have been pulling on the snow and the whole side of the roof releases, and then they get injured because the snow comes down on them, and when that snow comes off the roof, it's like cement," he said.

School officials said that Epping Elementary School will be back open Thursday, but the middle and high schools will be closed so crews can remove snow from those roofs.